Financing the Future: Understanding country responses to donor funding shifts in Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Immunization in 10 African countries

This side event marks the official launch of a PATH study reviewing Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation trends, assessing domestic financing for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and immunization and analyzing coping and alternative financing mechanisms adopted by governments and stakeholders in Africa. The study focuses on ten Sub-Saharan African countries: Somalia, South Sudan, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya, and Mozambique.

Objectives:
1. Launch of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Financing Study Report.
2. Launch of the Africa Regional Immunization Advocacy Strategy.
3. Strengthened partnerships and networks among regional, national and community-level actors to drive coordinated action for MNCH and Immunization financing.